(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
again; once more; a second time
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
two times; twice; two degrees
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
essence; true nature; substance; reality
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
profitable plan; good plan
to be in danger of; to be liable to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
surely (not); certainly (not)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
weakening; emaciation; decline
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to